Wales Rally GB Under Threat....

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I think you could be right. And all the great history of the event. Sad :(

I don't actually think it will come to that. I still (perhaps naively) believe that the FIA will see sense and create a strong, new WRC out of the current events and those that have migrated to the IRC, and that S2000 will offer the answer.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

As I was in Kielder today for the Pirelli Rally - it got me thinking, sorry :

A spectator day with stages round the country - with literally thousands turning out to watch.(You can't buy publicity like that)
Dedicated TV coverage on a major channel with even a live stage thrown in.
Regular updates on National Radio, and decent Newspaper coverage.

Now consider, all that has gone! How can any event/sport succeed when everything that was going for it has been thrown away. The people in charge of the WRC need shooting. How on earth has it been allowed to happen? It's almost unbelievable, and we wonder why it's on it's knees.......

It is really, really sad, and I'm not sure a lot of people — those involved with the sport, and quite a lot of current enthusiasts — realise what has been lost. My interest in rallying now goes little further than watching old videos. The WRC, as it stands, doesn't appeal; nor does the British championship; and, while the Monte was undeniably interesting, the IRC strikes me as a non-event due to its lack of status. Sadly, neither am I turned on by modern-day historic rallying. I'm not generally an enthusiast of historic racing, either, bar the Goodwood Revival which transports one 'back in time' in a way no other such event can. Sorry, Roger Albert Clark Rally, but the modern sponsors' logos on the cars spoil it for me. But at least those memories of rallying days gone by remain strong, and I could go on all day here about them.